Yeah, it can get very difficult to try and find specific building materials. One trick is to go to a local hardware store and ask someone there if there is a local manufacturing or distributor who could have it. Don't be afraid to ask around, the more people you ask the better chances you have. People in manufacturing usually have a good knowledge of whats local and where you can get it B-)

Also, If you know any local teams you could try and ask them where they get the materials too. In our area teams love to help out, but iv also heard of teams that wont do this sadly.

Polycarbonates are a particular group of thermoplastic polymers. They are easily worked, moulded, and thermoformed; as such, these plastics are very widely used in the modern chemical industry. Their interesting features (temperature resistance, impact resistance and optical properties) position them between commodity plastics and engineering plastics. (from Wikipedia)

In other words, it's a nice kind of plastic that can easily be worked into robot bodies. It's fairly cheap and comes in a wide range of shapes and thicknesses.

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